10 odd things that are surprisingly true about Dubai – You need to read this if you’re planning on traveling there (With Pic)

6 Their Vending Machines Are Very Different

As many people can attest, in the west vending machines usually sell things like snacks, treats, and drinks. That is why it is so incredible to learn about what vending machines sell in Dubai, a city of great wealth. For instance, if you want some high-end makeup, they have vending machines for that. If you are in need of a last-minute gift or tech like laptops, tablets, and the like, there are vending machines for them too. Most amazingly though, if you want a gold bar, for some reason they even have a vending machine for that.

7 PDA can get you in trouble

More permissive as time goes on, you can now do many things in Dubai that would have landed you in deep trouble previously. However, you should definitely not take that to mean that they are free to do many of things that are incredibly common in North America, Europe, and many other regions of the world. Still on high alert when it comes to things that are seen as indecent, if you are caught kissing someone in public or cheating on your spouse, it can land you in prison.

8 Men Outnumber Women by a Huge Margin

Something that makes no sense at all when you first learn about it, in the city of Dubai saying there are far more men than women seems like a huge understatement. However, once it is explained that a large percent of the population is made up of foreign workers that are single working-age men, it becomes a lot less confusing. Still, the fact that in 2014, the statistics said that more than $75 of the city’s population was male is simply mind blowing.